Bots (&unr_;), n. pl. [Cf. Gael. botus belly worm, boiteag maggot.] (Zoöl.) The larvæ of several species of botfly, especially those larvæ which infest the stomach, throat, or intestines of the horse, and are supposed to be the cause of various ailments. [Written also botts.] See Illust. of Botfly.
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